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    1990 Reniell 170M

    My question right now is about the vinyl stripes. The pinstripes are vinyl but the wide blue is gellcoat from what I can tell. I was going to use the higher quality Oracal sign vinyl to cover the blue gelcoat and not replace the thin pinstriping. Any issues with that? I found a seller on...
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    1990 Reniell 170M

    Last summer we blew the head gasket in the OMC 3.0L. I finally had time this spring to pull the head, resurface, check for cracks and then put it back on with a new gasket. At this point I took a bit of time to clean up the engine block and look for cracks. All Good. I still was having some...
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    1990 Reniell 170M

    I bought this boat off Craigslist when COVID lockdowns hit as a project to keep my sanity. We ran it a few times that summer as-is but the seating layout left a lot to be desired and the vinyl was getting bad and the carpet was really bad. I stripped it down to the wood floor and rebuilt the...
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    OMC 3.0 idles rough when hot and dies when go into gear

    I just bought this boat a few weeks ago. Owner told me it was a 1990 Reinell 170M, but I see 1989 stamped on a few things. He had put a 6 volt coil on it which of course did not work well. It fried. He said he put multiple on last summer. No doubt that he did. It fouled the plugs and...
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